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Lowering the barriers to nitrate analysis

January 9, 2023
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Nitrogen pollution receives less environmental attention than it has merited, says Calum Preece, but smaller labs are now able to play their part.
Chemistry, Earth & Environmental, Life Sciences
Analytical Chemistry, Biotech, Chemistry, Comment And Analysis, Earth & Environmental, Earth & Environmental Sciences, Environment, Environmental, Environmental Chemistry
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The Amazon is vital to the global ecosystem but it is nobody’s ‘lung’

December 17, 2022
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The rainforest makes a crucial contribution, says Brian J Ford but it does not produce the oxygen we breathe...
Earth & Environmental, Life Sciences
Biology, Comment And Analysis, Earth & Environmental, Earth & Environmental Sciences, Environment, Environmental, Policy, Zoology
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Game Theory: Periodic – A Game of The Elements

December 12, 2022
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Periodic – A Game of The Elements amply rewards the challenge it presents, conclude Dr Louise Robinson and Dr Ian Turner.
Chemistry
Chemistry, Comment And Analysis
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The science of art

December 12, 2022
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The Courtauld Institute of Art’s expertise in preserving art works derives in part from its use of advanced lab techniques Of these, the most important is chromatography, explains its Head...
Chemistry, Life Sciences, Materials
Analytical Chemistry, Chemistry, Comment And Analysis, Materials, Medical/Health, Pharmaceutical
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Can you use a large electron microscope next to a freight train?

December 5, 2022
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Thomas E Davies describes the challenges of operating highly sensitive equipment in a city environment surrounded by vibration-generating activities.
Chemistry, Earth & Environmental, Life Sciences, Physics & Engineering
Chemistry, Comment And Analysis, Engineering, Environment, Health & Safety
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Mimicry with consistency

December 5, 2022
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Research into neurodegenerative conditions can be hampered by difficulty accessing scalable, translatable cellbased disease models. Amanda Turner charts the hunt for solutions.
Chemistry, Life Sciences
Biology, Cell Biology, Chemistry, Comment And Analysis, Health, Medical/Health, Pharmaceutical
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Image integrity in academic papers

November 28, 2022
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Academic papers are the most important medium for introducing results to the scientific community, so researchers, editors and publishers have an ethical obligation to ensure all the data shared is...
Chemistry, Earth & Environmental, Life Sciences, Materials, Physics & Engineering
Biology, Biotech, Chemistry, Comment And Analysis, Earth & Environmental, Materials Science, Medical/Health, Nanotech, Pharmaceutical, Physics, Policy
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Lab Babble: The Modern Prometheus

November 28, 2022
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Not content with streamlining all scientific research, Russ Swan now offers a blueprint for human evolution.
Chemistry, Earth & Environmental, Life Sciences
Biology, Chemistry, Comment And Analysis, Environment, Health & Safety, Pharmaceutical, Policy
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Sustainability’s other R-words

November 20, 2022
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Environmental practice has its own version of the Three Rs, says Colin Shandley, so why stop at ‘Recycle’?
Earth & Environmental, Life Sciences, Physics & Engineering
Biology, Comment And Analysis, Earth & Environmental, Energy, Environment, Health & Safety, Policy
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The final frontier

November 20, 2022
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Sustainability goals in science must include one untilrecently overlooked issue: lab space and the lack of it. Without increased automation and the use of emerging technology, says Doug Rich, futureproofing...
Chemistry, Earth & Environmental, Life Sciences, Physics & Engineering
Biology, Chemistry, Comment And Analysis, Covid-19, Energy, Environment, Health & Safety, Life Sciences, Pharmaceutical, Policy
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Dystopia calling…

November 14, 2022
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Dr Matthew Partridge has seen the 2050 future and it works, even if we no longer understand why.
Chemistry, Earth & Environmental, Life Sciences, Materials, Physics & Engineering
Biology, Chemistry, Comment And Analysis, Energy, Engineering, Environment, Health & Safety, Materials, Medical/Health, Pharmaceutical, Physics, Policy
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The agile response

November 14, 2022
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Sustainable lab practice allied to uncompromising quality and safety standards are vital for the operation of cutting edge life science discovery and development. Kas Mohammed and Mark Yeeles provide practical...
Chemistry, Earth & Environmental, Life Sciences, Materials, Physics & Engineering
Biology, Comment And Analysis, Energy, Environment, Health & Safety, Materials, Pharmaceutical, Physics, Policy
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